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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



KOSES. 



MAGNA CHAIiTA. 



HYBRID PERPETUALS- All Perfectly Hardy. 



The Rose is admired above all other flowers in the garden 

 It is loved tor its beauty and its fragrance, distinctly its own 

 Its popularity never wanes. Ask any lover of flowers to name 

 his tavonte and he invariably expresses preference for the Rose' 



wm m n a /rr 1 fH OW °, nl , y a > Sin fi e s P ecim en, but if space on his lawn 

 will permit and he has the means of gratifying his desires a 

 bed or border of assorted varieties, or a well-arranged Rose 

 warden will give expression to his admiration for this universally 

 acclaimed Queen of Flowers. The varieties are now so numerous 

 as to be almost bewildering- to the amateur who wants only a 

 tew of the best; we therefore have selected and offer here an 

 assortment which, although numerically small, comprises the 

 very best varieties of their respective types and colors in 

 cultivation. 



HOW TO PLANT AND CARE FOR ROSES. 



LOCATION — Choose a sunny, somewhat sheltered, but airv 

 situation. J 



SOIL, — Any good garden soil, well enriched with decomposed 

 cow manure, is suitable, but a friable turfy loam rather than 

 a very sandy or clayey soil is preferable. It should be approxi- 

 mately two feet deep and well drained. 



PLANTING — Spring in our vicinity is the proper time to 

 plant. If in beds set the Hybrid Perpetuals about two feet apart 

 and the. Teas and Hybrid Teas about eighteen inches apart 

 Press or tamp the soil firmly around the roots and finish with 

 a thorough watering. 



SUMMER CARE — Keep the surface soil loose by frequent cul- 

 tivation. Water freely when necessary. Watch continually for 

 insect enemies and attack them on first .sight. 



Remedies will be found in our list of Insecticides. 



WINTER PROTECTION— A covering of strawy ' manure or 

 leaves about a foot in depth over the bed will usually afford 

 ample protection. Some prefer to cover the plants with soil 

 Single plants are usually wrapped with straw. 



PRUNING — Cut back in early spring strong shoots of Hybrid 

 Perpetuals and Hybrid Teas to about nine inches from the ground 

 and remove all superfluous or weak wood. Prune Teas to strong- 

 buds near the base of the branches of previous year's growth 

 Cut out only dead and superfluous wood on Climbers Polyantlvi 

 sorts and Rugosas, but the latter are greatly benefited by cutting- 

 back severely every two or three years 



Anna de Diesbach — Clear rose, very large; a splendid variety. 

 Coquette des Alps'— Pure white, shaded with delicate rose. 

 Fran Karl Drusehki — Pure white; perfect form, a very free bloomer. 

 Gloire Lycnnaise — White, tinted yellow; very fine. 

 Ge ""loom <I,iemin0t ~ Brilliant velvety red - vigorous habit and free 



Magna Charta— Bright pink, suffused with carmine, very large- a 

 grand variety. - 6 ' ^ 



Madam Plantier— Pure white; a very free bloomer; a general favorite. 



Madam Cmas. Wood— Scarlet, shading to crimson; very large and full. 



Mrs. John Laing — Soft pink; very fragrant. 



Paul Neyron — A very large rose; color deep pink. 



Prince Camille de Rohan — Dark velvety crimson. 



Ulrich Brunner— Cherry-red, very large and full. A great favorite. 



- HARDY CLIMBING ROSES. 

 Baltimore Belle — Pale blush, very double; flowers in clusters. 

 Dorothy Perkins — A hardy climber of rare merit; 



pro- 



.. flowers small, 

 duced in clusters; very fragrant; color shell-pink. 

 Queen „f ti, c Prairies— Bright, rosy red. shading to a soft pink. A 

 very free bloomer. v 



Crimson Rambler— A remarkable climbing Polyantha Rose, producin- 



large trusses of bright, crimson flowers. 

 Yellow Rambler— A hardy climbing Rose of the style of Crimson 



Rambler, but having double yellow flowers. 



ROSES FOR MASSING. 



Hardy varieties highly desirable and ornamental in the shrubbery 

 border. 



Rosa Riigosa Alba — A very ornamental Rose of Japanese origin per- 

 fectly hardy; leaves large and glossy; flowers single, pure white. 



R. R. Rubra — Beautiful crimson single flowers produced in °reat 

 abundance and succeeded by large red berries; very ornamental. 



Rosa Lueida — An excellent Rose for massing in groups or borders of 

 shrubs. Flowers single, bright pink. 



Rosa Nitida — Very desirable for 

 red; a profuse bloomer. 



Rosa Rubrifolia — This Rose is remarkable because of its colored 

 foliage, which in early spring is a rich reddish-purple, changing 

 as the season advances into a reddish-green. 



Prices — Strong two-year-old plants of any of the above Roses each 

 40c; per doz. $4.00. 



massing with shrubbery. Flowers 



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